Jack's Musings: The Music of the Inauguration March 17 2009, 1 Comment
MUSINGS
Jack Kopstein
With great pleasure we present the music for the Inauguration of the 44th President of the United States Barack Obama. It is an honor for Altissimo Recordings to have the opportunity to present this list of the Inaugural Prelude and the Inaugural Ceremony performed by the PRESIDENTS OWN United States Marine band under the direction of Colonel Michael J Colburn. Also featured was the United States Army Herald Trumpets. We are indebted to Staff Sgt Peter Rust USMC Public Affairs Specialist The Presidents Own United States Marine Band for kindly providing the information.
44th PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
U.S. Capitol, West Terrace
Colonel Michael J. Colburn, conducting
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Inaugural Prelude
anonymous Washington’s Grand March (1784)
arranged by Richard Franko Goldman
Alexander Reinagle Jefferson’s March (1805)
arranged by Roger Smith
Francis Scala* President Lincoln’s Inaugural March (The Union March) (1861)
edited by MSgt Donald Patterson*
William Schuman Chester Overture
John Philip Sousa* March, “Washington Post”
John Philip Sousa* March, “Solid Men to the Front”
setting by Frank Ticheli “Amazing Grace”
John Philip Sousa* March, “The Rifle Regiment”
arranged by MSgt Stephen Bulla* Shaker Song and Hymn (“Simple Gifts”)
John Philip Sousa* March, “The Invincible Eagle”
John Philip Sousa* March, “The Gridiron Club”
Samuel Augustus Ward “America, the Beautiful”
arranged by Carmen Dragon
John Philip Sousa* March, “The Bride Elect”
John Philip Sousa* March, “The High School Cadets”
E. E. Bagley March on the Colors, Trio of “National Emblem”
John Philip Sousa* March, “El Capitan”
Fanfare by The Army Herald Trumpets
Colonel Michael J. Colburn, Director
*Member, U.S. Marine Band
John Philip Sousa* March, “The Glory of the Yankee Navy”
Fanfare by The Army Herald Trumpets
Edwin Franko Goldman March, “The Chimes of Liberty”
Fanfare by The Army Herald Trumpets
Ralph Vaughan Williams March, “Seventeen Come Sunday” from English Folk Song Suite
John Philip Sousa* March, “Daughters of Texas”
John Philip Sousa* March, ‘The Fairest of the Fair”
Four Ruffles and Flourishes (The Army Herald Trumpets)
James Sanderson “Hail to the Chief” (Marine Band)
Fanfare by The Army Herald Trumpets
Jaromir Weinberger “Homage to the Pioneers”
Fanfare by The Army Herald Trumpets
George Drumm “Hail, America!”
arranged by Tom Clark
Inaugural Ceremony
Four Ruffles and Flourishes (The Army Herald Trumpets)
“Hail Columbia” (Marine Band)
Four Ruffles and Flourishes (The Army Herald Trumpets)
James Sanderson “Hail to the Chief” (Marine Band)
John Stafford Smith The National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”
words by Francis Scott Key The U.S. Navy Sea Chanters perform a cappella
John Philip Sousa* March, “The Stars and Stripes Forever”
E. E. Bagley Retire the Colors, Trio of “National Emblem”
*Member, U.S. Marine Band
Many of the Sousa marches are well known to audiences across America and around the world as performed by THE PRESIDENTS OWN United States Marine Band. The earlier works such as Washington’s Grand march and Jefferson’s march are obscure. The list below is a sampling of historical background on the music performed and the composer arranger.
Title: Washington’s Grand March 1784
Composer: Arranged by Richard Franko Goldman
Background: First Published by Firth and Hall New York Music Publishers
Title: Jefferson’s March-1805
Composer: Alexander Reinagle –arranged by Roger Smith
Background: This march came from a larger collection of dance and cotillions published by G Willig of Philadelphia.
Title: President Lincoln’s Inaugural march (The Union March) 1861
Composer: Francis Scala edited by MSgt Donald Patterson
Background: Francis Scala was the Leader of the United States Marine band from 1855 to 1871.He also composed President Grants Inauguration march.
Title: Chester Overture
Composer: William Schuman
Background: This overture is based on the William Billings Hymn and American Marching song of the American Revolution.
Title: March Solid Men to the Front 1918
Composer: John Philip Sousa
Background: A hard hitting march from WW1. It is considered to be one of Sousa’s finest.
Title: Amazing Grace
Composer: Setting By Frank Ticheli
Background: The lyrics of the music were written by John Newton and the music may have had Scottish or Irish origins and first appeared as a hymn NEW BRITAIN 1829.
Title: March The Rifle Regiment 11886
Composer: John Philip Sousa
Background: Very popular march written for the 3rd United States Infantry Fort Meyer Virginia
Title: Shaker Song and Hymn Simple Gifts
Composer: Arranged by MSgt Stephen Bulla
Background: The lyrics and music of this Shaker dance song were written in 1848 by Elder Joseph Brackett at the Shaker community in Alfred, Maine. It has become a popular American folk tune.
Title: March The Invincible Eagle
Composer:John Philip Sousa
Background: A sterling March written in 1901 as a dedication to the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo NY.
Title: March The Gridiron Club 1928
Composer: John Philip Sousa
Background: Dedicated to the Gridiron Club whom are Editors , writers and correspondents an gather each year to “roast” a government official
Title: March The Bride Elect-1897
Composer: John Philip Sousa
Background: This march is from the opera by the same name.
Title: March National Emblem 1906
Composer: EE Bagley
Background: This march is one of America’s best loved and most popular marches-The Star Spangled Banner can be heard in the Trio
Title: March Chimes of Liberty 1922
Composer: Edwin Franko Goldman
Background: Goldman demonstrated both his undying patriotism and his enormous march writing ability
Title: March Seventeen Come Sunday 1924
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Background: RV Williams is one of Britain’s most respected composers and his work to write music for military band inspired many other composers to follow suit
Title: Homage to The Pioneers
Composer: Jaromir Weinberger
Background: This concert march was written in 1940 and was written for concert band
Title: Hail America
Composer: George Drumm arranged Tom Clark
Background:George Drumm of Erdesbach, Germany is the composer of the White House Hymn, Hail America. He came to America in 1904.
Comments
Tori on April 09 2014 at 10:34AM
This is so cool!! George Drumm was my great grandfather, and i love looking into all of this stuff!! :)